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Worth it to upgrate to GTX 285?

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Hi,

I currently have a PC with an AMD Phenom II X4 940 processor, 4 Gigs of RAM and 2 8800GTs 512 in SLI. I was thinking about upgrading to a GTX 285 and ditch the 8800GTs. Is it worth it? How much more performance would I get? Or should I just wait longer for a better single GPU solution?

Thanks for the inputs.

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What resolution?

My monitor's maximum (and native) resolution is at 1680x1050.

Reply to danieldasilva

Not worth the upgrade. A single 8800GT 512 can handle that resolution in many games.

Wait. That setup is still quite a powerhouse!

Reply to coozie7

unless you are planning on upgrading your monitor also, stick with your setup.

Reply to pinaplex

If I upgraded the monitor to one with native resolution of 1920x1080, would it be worth it to upgrade from the 8800GTs in SLI to a GTX 285? Would I see much improvement to justify the upgrade?

Reply to danieldasilva

IMO, upgrade to an SLI setup, its cheaper now and a good jump in FPS. You'll want a new rig at some point and you'll probably want a DX11 card at that time, which a GTX285 is not. DX11 will be released as part of windows 7 and from what I read, it will be heavily used unlike DX10. I got a GTX 295 to replace my GTS 8800 512(92) and in FC2 and Crysis I have seen a 4x+ improvement with a e6850 cpu... Sounds absurd but true. Im waiting for DX11 cards to build my i7 rig.

Reply to sdnerf

Maybe not so much in fps but it`ll play more smoothly because it`ll have the full 1Gb of vram for the single core as opposed to 2x512Mb you currently have.
This link does n`t show either the GTX285 nor 8800GT in SLI but it`s the only one I know that comes close to comparing them (GTX280 and 9800GTX) just add about 10 percent to the 280 score and subtract 10 from the 9800 sli score.

http://www.guru3d.com/category/vga_charts/

Reply to coozie7

Yeah, well I'm not convinced it's a worthy upgrade. Because I'd have to spend nearly $600 to get a GTX 285 and a 1920x1080 monitor and the improvement wouldn't be that great compared to what I have right now.

I guess I'm just gonna stick with what I have now and upgrade in the future when the amount of money spent will really make a big difference.

Thank you all for the inputs!

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